The Nari Shakti Committee of UCCIL (Utkal Chamber of Commerce & Industry Limited) in association with World Trade Center Bhubaneswar organized an Interactive Workshop for the Women Entrepreneurs with a view to promote women to spearhead in entrepreneurship.

Smt. Usha Padhee, IAS, Principal Secretary, Skill Development and Technical Education Department, Government of Odisha graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. She lauded the participating women who have been balancing between their work as well personal lives and further motivated them to follow their passion, execute the same with conviction and sincerity while being a support to other aspiring women to /venture into entrepreneurship.

Dr. Rina Routray, Chairperson, Mahila Atmanirbhar Abhiyan and Advisor, WTC Bhubaneswar Women Forum graced the session as the guest of honour and shared her valuable suggestions as well as inputs for the women entrepreneurs to incorporate in their business strategies to further expand and sustain in the market. She further motivated the women entrepreneurs who defy all odds to follow their passion and conduct learning experiences for their entrepreneurial journey.

Shri. P.K Gupta, Joint Director & HOO, MSME-DFO, Cuttack in his address deliberated on various schemes facilitated by the Government of India and further responded to all the queries raised by the participants with respect to the relevant government schemes.

Smt. Choudhury Jyoshna Das, Director, Bivabari Fashions Pvt. Ltd. & Honorary Convenor, WTC Bhubaneswar Women Forum represented the WTC Bhubaneswar Women Forum made a detailed presentation and highlighted the initiatives undertaken by the forum to uplift and handhold the women entrepreneurs of the state. She also deliberated to further take collaborative measures to upscale as well as promote women in entrepreneurship.

Earlier in the session, Dr. Brahma Mishra, President, Utkal Chamber of Commerce & Industry Limited (UCCIL) delivered the welcome address and felicitated all the esteemed dignitaries on the dais.

The session was followed by a highly interactive Q&A session and the women entrepreneurs displayed their unique and potential indigenous products like handloom, handicrafts, processed food, millet based products, organic products etc.

The interactive session was held on 31^st May, 2023 at the premises of Utkal Chamber of Commerce & Industry Limited, Bhubaneswar.